Eric Wyndham White
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 Eric Wyndham White    (economist) | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 January 1913 | |||||||||||||
| Died | 27 January 1980 (Age 67) France | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
Founder and first executive secretary of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. This became the GATT/DG after the 1964 Bilderberg, which Eric Wyndham White attended.
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Eric Wyndham White was founder and first executive secretary of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade between 1948 and 1965. He was the first director-general of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade from 1965 to 1968.
Death
White died on 27 January 1980 in France after suffering a heart attack while swimming.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1964 | 20 March 1964 | 22 March 1964 | US Virginia Williamsburg | A year after this meeting, the post of GATT/Director-General was set up, and given Eric Wyndham White, who attended the '64 meeting. Several subsequent holders have been Bilderberg insiders, only 2 are not known to have attended the group. |
| Bilderberg/1966 | 25 March 1966 | 27 March 1966 | Germany Wiesbaden Hotel Nassauer Hof | Top of the agenda of the 15th Bilderberg in Wiesbaden, Germany, was the restructuring of NATO. Since this discussion was held, all permanent holders of the position of NATO Secretary General have attended at least one Bilderberg conference prior to their appointment. |
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